Can a child draw Social Security from a retired parent?
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Can a child draw Social Security from a retired parent?
disabled. Within a family, a child can receive up to half of the parent's full retirement or disability benefit. If a child receives survivors benefits, they can get up to 75 percent of the deceased parent's basic Social Security benefit. There is a limit, however, to the amount of money that we can pay to a family.
How long does a child receive Social Security benefits from a deceased parent?
The child must be under age 18, or up to age 19 and still attending high school. Benefits end once the child reaches the maximum age unless she is disabled. In these cases, benefits continue for the duration of the child's life, or until the SSA determines the child is no longer disabled.
How much is Social Security survivor benefits for a child?
Children under age 18 can receive survivor benefits, as can those who are 18 or 19 and still in high school as well as children of any age who became disabled before reaching age 22. On average, eligible children get about $816 in monthly Social Security benefits.
What age in GA can a child decide which parent to live with?
14In all custody cases in which the child has reached the age of 14, Georgia law gives that child the right to select the parent with whom he or she desires to live.
